Sunlight and shadows: a progressive video poem

This weekend in Geraldton is the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival.

The festival celebrates most forms of writing, poetry and public performing, sharing stories through many different mediums.

Storytelling being the main focus of the festival, it was a perfect fit for ABC Open to be involved in, especially with our monthly writing project – 500 words.

For a bit of fun I created a video booth and invited attendees and special guests to contribute towards a progressive video poem with the festival theme of Sunlight and Shadows.

It was great fun meeting everyone and hearing the many different stories people have inside. I suppose it’s a matter of choosing what medium will best represent those stories to the wider public to view.

Performance poetry is one such medium that is interesting to watch. Scott-Patrick Mitchell was one of the special guests at the festival and he shared some of his skills and knowledge about performance poetry.

In the afternoon I met another local street poet who shared with me his poem, or street rap as most people might call it. You can listen to my chat with Daniel here, who is an English teacher by day and a loving father and just sometimes, a street poet by night!

The Festival runs over the whole weekend and you can view the activities here.

If you have a passion for writing or sharing a story through various mediums, have a look at our projects to see if one of them might interest you.

After all, like a shadow, you can’t take your stories with you when the sun goes down.